Chapiteau

[ʃapiˈtoː]

/[ʃapiˈtoː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chapiteau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist ovales, großes Zelt für Zirkusvorstellungen

Key facts for Chapiteau
PropertyValue
HeadwordChapiteau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃapiˈtoː]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chapiteau” sits in German frequency

Chapiteau falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chapiteau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃapiˈtoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist ovales, großes Zelt für Zirkusvorstellungen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Chapiteau in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Chapiteau, spelled C-H-A-P-I-T-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist ovales, großes Zelt für Zirkusvorstellungen

Synonyms

ZirkuszeltZirkuskuppel

This word in other languages

big top(English)chapiteau(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chapiteau"?
"Chapiteau" is spelled C-H-A-P-I-T-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃapiˈtoː].
What does "Chapiteau" mean?
As a noun, "Chapiteau" means: meist ovales, großes Zelt für Zirkusvorstellungen
How do you pronounce "Chapiteau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chapiteau" is [ʃapiˈtoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chapiteau" come from?
"Chapiteau" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Chapiteau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-P-I-T-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃapiˈtoː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list